List of beauty queen-politicians
A number of beauty queens have run and been elected for political office and have become prominent politicians,[1][2] and it has been said that "participation in beauty pageants can serve as a path to power for women".[3]
North America
El Salvador
- Irma Dimas- Miss El Salvador 2005 and competed in Miss Universe 2005 and Miss Earth 2005 (top 16 semifinalists), member of Christian Democratic Party and sits on the party's political commission.[4][5]
Jamaica
- Lisa Hanna- Miss World 1993, Member of Parliament for Saint Ann South East from 6 January 2012 to 7 March 2016.[6][7]
United States
- Teresa Benitez-Thompson- Miss Nevada 2002, Nevada Assembly Majority Leader.[8][9]
- Shantel Krebs- Miss South Dakota 1997, Secretary of State of South Dakota.[10][11]
- Sue Lowden- Miss District of Columbia USA 1971 and Miss New Jersey 1973, member of the Nevada Senate.[12]
- Lauren Matsumoto- Miss Hawaii 2011, member of Hawaii House of Representatives for the 45th district.[13]
- Kristi Noem- South Dakota Snow Queen, Governor of South Dakota.[14][15]
- Sarah Palin- 3rd place at Miss Alaska 1984, Governor of Alaska (2006-2009).[16][17]
- Melanie Stambaugh- Daffodil Queen 2009, member of the Washington House of Representatives from the 25th district.[18][19]
Puerto Rico
- Ana Nisi Goyco- Miss Mundo de Puerto Rico 1972, elected member of the Senate of Puerto Rico from 1980 to 1992.[20][21][22]
- Evelyn Vázquez - Mrs. Puerto Rico, Member of the Puerto Rico Senate for District IV.[23][24]
South America
Bolivia
- Jessica Jordan- Miss Bolivia 2006 and represented Bolivia in the Miss Earth 2006 and Miss Universe 2007.[25][26] She was a candidate for Governor of Beni in 2010 and 2013, General Consul of Bolivia in New York.[27][28]
Chile
- Raquel Argandoña- Miss Universo Chile 1975, Mayor of Pelarco, Talca Province, Chile from 2000 to 2004.[29]
Colombia
- Vanessa Mendoza- Miss Colombia 2001, member of Chamber of Representatives from 2017 to 2018.[30][31]
Venezuela
- Irene Sáez- Miss Universe 1981, Governor of the state of Nueva Esparta from 1999 to 2000.[32]
Europe
Belgium
- Marie-Rose Morel- Miss Flanders 1994, member of Flemish Parliament.[33]
- Anke Van dermeersch- represented Belgium at Miss World 1991 and Miss Universe 1992, elected Belgian senator in 2003.[34]
Finland
- Tanja Karpela- Miss Finland 1991, elected as Member of Finnish Parliament from 24 March 1999 – 19 April 2011.[35][36]
Germany
- Dagmar Wöhrl- represented Germany in Miss Universe 1973, Miss World 1977, Miss International 1977(1st runner-up); elected to the German Bundestag Federal Parliament, Nuremberg North from 1994 – 2017.[37]
Gibraltar
- Kaiane Aldorino- Miss World 2009; Mayor of Gibraltar from 5 April 2017- Incumbent.[38][39]
Latvia
- Inese Šlesere- Miss World Latvia 1991, elected as member of the Latvian Parliament from 2002 to 2011.[40]
Malta
- Helena Dalli - Miss World Malta 1979, Minister for European Affairs and Equality.[41]
Romania
- Roberta Anastase- Miss Universe Romania 1996, Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania from 19 December 2008 to 3 July 2012.[42]
Sweden
- Sara Skyttedal - Top 15 in Miss Sweden 2006, Member of the European Parliament.[43][44]
Asia
India
- Nafisa Ali - Femina Miss India 1976, Lok Sabha candidate.[2]
- Gul Panag - Femina Miss India 1999, candidate in the 2014 Indian general election.[2]
Israel
- Anastassia Michaeli - Miss St Petersburg 1995, member of Knesset 2013-2018, the unicameral national legislature of Israel.[45][46]
Philippines
- Francis Dianne Cervantes- Miss Philippines Earth- Fire 2006,[1][47] Councilor from 2007 to 2016 in Hagonoy, Bulacan.[48][49][50][51]
- Rio Diaz- Mutya ng Pilipinas-Asia Pacific 1977, Miss Asia Pageant 1977 4th runner-up, Vice Mayor of Pontevedra, Negros Occidental in 1998, president of the vice-mayors' league of Negros Occidental.[52]
- Imelda Marcos- crowned Rose of Tacloban, Miss Leyte, Muse of Manila, and Miss Philippines for the Philippine-American Friendship celebration; elected member of the Philippine House of Representatives Leyte's 1st District (June 30, 1995 – June 30, 1998) and Ilocos Norte's 2nd District (June 30, 2010 – June 30, 2019), First Governor of Metro Manila (February 27, 1975 – February 25, 1986), Member of Parliament for Region IV- Metro Manila (June 12, 1978 – June 5, 1984).[53][54]
- Maria Kalaw Katigbak- Queen of the Orient of the Manila Carnival (equivalent to today's Miss Philippines Earth or Binibining Pilipinas), Philippine Senator from 1961 to 1967.[55][56]
- Nini Ramos Licaros- Binibining Pilipinas International 1968, Top 15 Miss International 1968, one-time councilor of Makati.[52]
- Maricel Morales- Mutya ng Pilipinas-Asia Pacific 1995, Councilor in Angeles, Philippines.[57][58]
- Star Singson Querubin- Mutya ng Pilipinas-World 1989/Miss World Philippines 1989, Manila councilor.[52]
- Yedda Marie Kittilstvedt- Romualdez, Binibining Pilipinas- International 1996 and Miss International 1996 Top 15, Congresswoman from 2016 to present in Leyte.[59][60][61]
- Elsa Payumo- Miss Caltex 1963, Councilor of Makati.[52]
Sri Lanka
- Rosy Senanayake- Miss World Sri Lanka 1980 and Mrs. World 1984, Mayor of Colombo (since 2018).[62][63]
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